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You’ve failed as a parent. That’s what you’re thinking, I’m sure.
If only you’d attended church more regularly. If only you’d prayed more and emphatically taught your child the power of prayer. If only you’d have opened the bible more instead of leaving it so often on the nightstand. If only you’d demonstrated God’s love in a meaningful way. If only you’d been a better mentor…a better example…a better Christian. If only.
Nonsense.
It’s imperativ...

I was in a discussion with a theist recently, and she tossed out a zinger. She informed me that (paraphrasing) "the scientific community is largely rejecting the idea of Evolution and embracing the biblical Creation account."
When I picked my jaw up off of the floor, I reminded her that 93% of the National Academy of Sciences rejects any god. She, of course, brushed that statistic aside as a biased, false, obviously contaminated sample (no doubt influenced by that crafty devil).
My a...

(Editor's note: In a recent podcast entitled "Woman, Be Silent," the story of Lilith came up, prompting a litany of requests from our users for more information. TTA guest blogger "Meg" has provided an in-depth look at this fascinating legend in this post. Many thanks to her for the long hours of research on this one. -Seth)
“God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”
To the faithful of both Christianity and Judaism,...

Anyone else think it’s ironic when Christian women spout instructional and inspirational scriptures on Facebook and elsewhere? I saw several examples only yesterday, including a ditty from one friend (I’ll call her Julia) which read in bold text, “YOU WERE MADE BY GOD AND FOR GOD, AND UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, LIFE WILL NEVER MAKE SENSE!"
The comments that followed from her religious friends were the same, predictable litany of bumper stickers we’ve come to expect, but I decided to...

Arguing with theists on Facebook is usually like telling your grandmother how to set the digital clock on her microwave oven. No matter how carefully you give the directions, she ignores you and blathers on about the good ol’ days of wind-up watches and wood-burning stoves.
I try to resist those kinds of Facebook exchanges. I try to remember that I’m a solitary atheist surrounded by devoutly religious family and friends, remembering that their posts will naturally reflect the allegi...

This week, we've talked quite a bit about tactics that the religious use against atheists in a debate. One of the most inflammatory charges of the believer is that Hitler was an atheist, and the influences of Darwin were responsible for Hitler's atrocities in the mid-20th century. I heard this very argument from my theist mother.
A (German) friend and page fan has experience with this subject. She asked for permission to correct the record on Hitler, and to give ammunition to the rest o...

A Letter to Our Subscribers, Users and Fans
To all TTA page fans, subscribers and supporters:
In May of 2009, when my YouTube page was created, I could count the subscribers on one hand. I had just written and produced a video called \"The Invisible God\" in my spare time, not really having an audience for it. It was mostly an exercise...a bullhorn to amplify some of the freedoms and frustrations I was experiencing. I just needed to get it out.
"The Invisible God" wasn't a masterpiece by any ...

Anytime I deviate from my usual skewering of Christianity (my former faith) and dip a toe into the pool of Islam, there are always knee-jerk accusations that I am a hater. A fear-monger. A divider. Ignorant. Islamaphobic.
My friend and page fan, Meg, has first-hand education and experience (and very strong opinions) on Islam and the Qur'an, and I asked her for her perspective. She wrote a blog, which appears below the line. It's not a short read. But it's a compelling, interesting one.
Let ...

The protests come every day from the religious, and they go something like this:
* "Why spend your time disproving God?"
* "Why not just let people believe what they want to believe?"
* "Why can't you leave religion alone?"
As one YouTube commenter said recently, "No one can explain to me why it is so important to convince theists to abandon their beliefs."
The answer is simple. Pages like this one exist because religion exists.
Religion permeates our culture, shows up on our doorsteps with l...

On Friday January 21st, my update of “The Story of Suzie” video was the subject of an article in the religious publication, The Christian Post. For reference, here’s the link:
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20110121/atheist-depicts-christians-as-delusional-in-story-of-suzie-video/
The day before the article went live, three hours before her publication deadline, the article’s author Katherine T. Phan sent me an email request for a phone comment. Her initial email was intercepte...